... use of force and terror as a means of maintaining control was widespread. The first factor which contributed to the failure and eventual collapse of communism was the fact that the Communist party's domination was illegitimate from the beginning. Lenin came to power after a bloody Civil War between those who supported Lenin and those who opposed the Soviet regime. To Lenin, defeat was ... production and many companies were working at a loss. This economic failure of communism meant that support for the system fell and that it was becoming increasingly more difficult for the communist pa...

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... use of force and terror as a means of maintaining control was widespread. The first factor which contributed to the failure and eventual collapse of communism was the fact that the Communist party's domination was illegitimate from the beginning. Lenin came to power after a bloody Civil War between those who supported Lenin and those who opposed the Soviet regime. To Lenin, defeat was ... production and many companies were working at a loss. This economic failure of communism meant that support for the system fell and that it was becoming increasingly more difficult for the communist pa...

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... use of force and terror as a means of maintaining control was widespread. The first factor which contributed to the failure and eventual collapse of communism was the fact that the Communist party's domination was illegitimate from the beginning. Lenin came to power after a bloody Civil War between those who supported Lenin and those who opposed the Soviet regime. To Lenin, defeat was ... production and many companies were working at a loss. This economic failure of communism meant that support for the system fell and that it was becoming increasingly more difficult for the communist pa...

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... to the best of his ability without lying in the process. The chairman does not know that Brecht never joined a communist party. The chairman believed Brecht to be a part of the communist party, that's why he was asked to appear before HUAC to begin with. When asked "Are you now or have you ... not protected by the constitution, so he was obligated to answer the $64.00 question "Are you, or have you ever been a member of the communist party?- Brecht says, "My American colleagues were protected by the Constitution; it was the Constitution that was not protected."" (Bentley, 224) The Consti...

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... at first boosted the Chinese economy and then sent it into massive disarray causing rampant inflation. The unstable economic environment was coupled with uncurbed corruption and nepotism with the Communist Party. Cadres took advantage of the open-door economic policies to financially better themselves and their families. However, the average Chinese citizen's finical situation lagged behind. As ... the spring of 1989 a "Democracy Movement,"" the students did not demand a democracy in China. Rather, they wanted specific democratic principles be incorporated into the Communist system. Disi...

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... the Cuban Missile Crisis, and of not accomplishing anything toward the reunification of Germany under East German rule. After the ousting of Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev became the Soviet Communist Party Secretary General in October of 1964. Under his administration the majority of the decentralization of power was destroyed bringing a centralized form of control back into effect. Krushchev's ... of the Soviet economy and ideal. State control was lo! osened and individual initiative encouraged. He expanded the authority of the Soviet presidency and transferred power from the Communist par...

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... the Cuban Missile Crisis, and of not accomplishing anything toward the reunification of Germany under East German rule. After the ousting of Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev became the Soviet Communist Party Secretary General in October of 1964. Under his administration the majority of the decentralization of power was destroyed bringing a centralized form of control back into effect. Krushchev's ... of the Soviet economy and ideal. State control was lo! osened and individual initiative encouraged. He expanded the authority of the Soviet presidency and transferred power from the Communist par...

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... events and outside influences on the interpretations of both generations of the writings of this history. Events casting the Cultural Revolution in a negative light include the influence of the Chinese Communist Party, the rise of Occidentalism, availability of new evidence and the death of Lin Biao. As a modern historian writes from a different perspective than one of thirty years ago, ... based on the ambiguity of the motivation and successes of the Cultural Revolution. The eventual denunciation of the Cultural Revolution can be partly attributed to the position of the Chinese Communis...

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... . After a lengthy period of political unrest and bloody revolution the Bolshevik faction of Russian Marxism took control. This faction would later come to be known as the Communist Party. This party was led by a man named Lenin (Foreman, 87). Communist rule was troubled from the beginning in the Soviet Union. Parties abroad repeatedly challenged the government and there was a general civil unrest. After the ... . Communists may not control large countries but it is very alive in small groups around the world. Strange as it may sound to many, there is a communist party in the United States...

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... could possibly not have taken place? The "red flag- went up for the United States in 1946 when it appeared that Italy had a majority Communist and Socialist government in power. The Italian Communist Party (PCI) and the Socialist Party (PSI) had together garnered more seats in the Constituent Assembly than did the Christian Democrats, causing the United States to take notice. Unfortunately for the ... in early 1948 would make them feel unsure as to the possible outcome of the April elections. In an effort to maximize their combined popularity, the Italian Communist Party (PCI) joined fo...

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... after a lengthy period of political upheaval, by the Bolshevik faction of Russian Marxism "later known as the Communist Party "led by Lenin (Foreman 123). From its inception, Communist rule in the Soviet Union faced a variety of problems. In the early years the government's very existence was ... challenged repeatedly by its enemies within the country. When the Communist Party emerged victorious, it was faced with the need to rebuild the nation's ruined economy and to train the Russian people for life ... political struggle had led to the collapse of the Soviet Communist Party and the...

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... able to come to power principally because of the policies and actions used by the Kuomintang of which the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) took advantage. However in addition to this, there were also significant factors such as the conditions during the beginning of ... regimes and their withdrawal from the war started to appear to the Chinese. Two years after the signing of the Treaty, in 1921, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was set up in Beijing and Paris, with leaders Mao Zedong and Chou Enlan. In sum, the Chinese had lived in insecure conditions ... forced to set up their "Red base a...

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... political parties are to select candidates for office and organize the government. Selecting candidates. In one-party nations, the candidates the party selects to run for office automatically win election because they have no opposition. In China, for example, the Communist Party "the only party allowed "chooses the candidates for office. In nations that have two or more parties, each ... as long as they create no threat to the government. In China, the Communist Party forms the government. No other party may exist. Party membership is considered a privilege and is granted only after a ...

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... fear of being expelled from power. This ensured there were only the 7 Politburo members who were allowed any say in the Party's organising. A centralised party was, traditionally, against the Communist theory, as the idea of it being dominated by civil servants and paperwork did not appeal to the revolutionaries. Despite this, ... the struggle for power is that there was not one clear leader after Lenin's death. Whilst in power Lenin had controlled the Communist Party with his forceful personality and original ideas, leaving no room for any other leader. He chaired the meetings of the Po...

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... was just paranoid and got rid of anyone that he saw as a threat12. His fears were to loose the chair of General Secretary of the Communist Party, therefore he got rid of anyone that may have some sort if any compromise on him. Alliluev Family After Kato's death it was hard ... him respect from Sergei, who was always willing to help Stalin with whatever he may need. During this time Joseph Stalin has adopted a new nickname in the communist party: Koba. According to a Georgian tales, Koba was a bandit similar to Robin Hood, which robbed the rich and helped the poor. Stalin saw him as a ......

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... However, the social stature of women in China has grown tremendously compared to 20,000 years ago. In 1949, the Communist government took over China. One of the Communist party's principles was that of equality for women. This was a big change for the women of China. For the most part ... beginning of the feminist movement. Feminist writers like Ding Ling and Bing Xin published ideas that went strongly against Chinese tradition. In 1949 after the Communist defeat of the Nationalists, the People's Republic of China was formed. "The first constitution of the People's Republic of China, pas...

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... market under Mikhail Gorbachev. These political reforms eventually led to the liberalization in the Soviet Union thus limiting the far-reaching role of the communist party. Changes in the Soviet Union consequently caused other communist regimes in Eastern European countries like Germany, Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria to collapse. This overthrow destroyed the monopoly of communists over political decisions as ... many of their planned socialism projects and focused on private enterprises. The West's focus on market economies and privatization ultimately influenced other third world countrie...

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... groups live "inside" us by continuing to influence how we view the world. Secondary groups are larger, more anonymous, formal and impersonal. Examples are the company you work for, a political party, an organization and a special type called a voluntary association. Voluntary associations form on the basis of some mutual interest. Modern society couldn't function without secondary groups. Secondary groups make up our ... 's revolution spurred on by Karl Marx's call for a classless society was supposed to achieve just that. Sadly, all it accomplished was a new system of classes. For insta...

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... human beings' companions or friends in English-speaking countries, but the same word is often used with a derogatory sense, as in "×ß""ÌÈÊ'""Í ¾uÊ "" ¼ ±ÌÃ¸Ç ½"in Chinese. Communism, socialism, Communist Party, capitalism and many other political terms may also serve as good examples. These words may suggest quite different associations in western and Chinese cultures. Similarly, Spring Festival and Christmas would ... ...

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